INTERNET SOCIOLOGY

Fall Term 2004

Section 275, CRN 17347

Originating from the

Edison College District, Florida, USA

 

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July 10, 2004

 

IMPORTANT Welcome Letter follows below,

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If you are already enrolled:

I NEED YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS NOW

 

Send it to: drfulton@usa.net

 

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FROM: Robert F. Fulton, Ph.D.

 

Welcome to the world of Distance Learning on the Internet. With the exception of one proctored final exam, you may take this entire course without ever coming onto an ECC campus or site. Distance Learning provides opportunity for flexibility in your academic schedule. Flexibility is desirable for persons who have varying working hours or difficulty getting to classes held on a campus location.

This is an INTERNET course. This is NOT a VIDEO cassette course. To see the syllabus for the video check-out course you can click here: Video Tape Course.

For this Internet course you will need to be able to use a computer to navigate the Internet. You will need access to the Internet, and also have your own e-mail address. Skills in sending e-mail with attachments, bookmarking pages, and moving about between browser windows are a requirement. Most of your work, including on-line exams, will be done electronically from locations that are convenient for you. That includes your home. JavaScript must be enabled and operating in your browser for taking exams and for Chat Room access.

There are minimum hardware and software requirements by the Thomson Learning Testing Tools program to run your Internet interface.  Computers sold today generally far exceed these minimum requirements.

* Windows 95, 98, or Windows NT 4.0 client (Win 2000, Me, XP, etc have their own minimums to run):

o        486 processor, 10 Mb disk space, 8 Mb RAM, 256 colors, CD drive

* Windows 3.1 client:

o        386 processor, 10 Mb disk space, 8 Mb RAM, 256 colors, CD drive

* Macintosh client:

o        68030 or PowerMac processor, 10 Mb disk space, 8 Mb RAM, 256 colors, CD drive, Mac OS 7.5

* Browser client:

o        Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or Netscape Communicator 4.5 or newer, or others available from Dr. Fulton

* Other related needs:

o        JavaScript MUST BE  enabled within your browser for exams and for Chat Rooms. POP-UP BLOCKER programs may need to be temporarily disabled for some programs and pages to run.  There is also a “Test Your Browser” link at the top of the WebCT page.  If you are running a recent version of Norton Anti-Virus, you may need to add:  pegasus.edison.edu to your access list.

 

 

o        You will need a separate purchase of a WebTutor Access Code PIN number to compliment your textbook. This can be purchased either through an Edison campus bookstore, or on-line with a credit card the first time you log into the site.  The cost is less than $20.

You will need to take only one (1) on-line exam that is proctored. That will be your final exam. You have your choice of which ECC approved site to use for your proctored final exam. Each student will arrange their own personal schedule to travel to a testing site for this one-time proctoring arrangement for the Final Exam. Arrangements for and familiarity with operations of the selected site will be the responsibility of the student. This should be relatively easy to do, and additional information will be provided.

My physical location and campus mailing address are: Dr. Robert F. Fulton, Edison Community College, 7007 Lely Cultural Parkway, Naples, FL 34113-8977. My office phone number is: 239-732-3729. It has no switchboard and may be dialed direct (it also has voice mail for messages). You may also go through a switchboard: if this is long distance and you live within the ECC area, you may call the campus closest to you and ask for extension 3729. There is also the number: 800-749-2322 and ask for extension 3729. Those lines are available only while campus switchboards are open. If you call and I am in class or otherwise not available, please leave a message telling me when and at what number you can be reached. I will return your call as soon as possible.

There will be an OPTIONAL orientation meeting for persons who live nearby and want to meet me personally. It will be on the Naples Campus in conference room A-150 on Tuesday evening, September 7, 2004 at 7:00 PM. You do NOT HAVE to attend this meeting. I have been careful in assembling the material on this site, and most questions should be answered either beforehand or while we move along with the academic term. E-mail (or telephone in an emergency) might also be used to discuss important issues not addressed with on-line information. Another option for you to "Meet Your Professor" is from a link in the attached course syllabus. A link also appears in the ECC Public Welcome Page for this course.

Some STUDY TIPS you might find helpful follow:

1.      When reading the textbook, try to avoid studying for more than 20 minutes at a time.

 

2.      Take a short break and do something else for a while, then come back to your materials (do not read another book during your break).

o        You need to give your mind some time to sort out and store what you have studied before you try to add more to it.

o        The MOST efficient way to study new material is: spread it out over days, not just 20-minute sessions within one day.

o        Some people may seem impressed when you tell them you "crammed" for two hours, or "did an all-nighter". But what you really told them is that you just wasted a lot of your valuable time.

o        Certainly, you did learn something more than you knew before you started.

o        But you will not be able to remember as much, compared to what the same amount of your time, spread out, would have provided for you.

 

3. Few people are admired or rewarded because they tried hard. Use your time wisely and do well.

 

4. Study for another 20 minutes.

 

5. Then take another break. Avoid other books or learning projects. They will interfere with assimilating the information you just studied.

o        An excellent time to study and retain information is just before bedtime.

o        Do this as many times over as many days as it takes to complete your assignments.

 

6. You can not do it all in one day.

 

7. Spread out your study time across the week.

 

8. Be consistent.

 

9. Make your academic responsibility a high priority.

o        Work in the other obligations around your study schedule, not your study schedule around your other obligations.

o        You may need to be a little selfish for a while. Be balanced with that.

 

10. Read each chapter more than once.

 

11. Create your own "conceptual trees" to connect ideas with concepts, and concepts with theories or subject areas.

 

12. Use a high lighter and make personal notes. When using a high lighter, some ideas to keep in mind are:

o        A highlighter is not a paintbrush. If you highlight as you are reading the new material, you are likely to wind up with a painted page.

o        Read each paragraph BEFORE you touch your high lighter to paper.

o        After reading each paragraph STOP and ask yourself "what did this say, and what sentence or several words spread through the paragraph say that best"?

o        THEN highlight only those words, and move to the next paragraph.

o        You may also want to make notes to yourself on separate paper, rephrasing those main ideas in your OWN words as one brief statement for each paragraph. That will give you a concise study notebook to review for exams.

o        If after reviewing your notes you do not remember the ideas or are unclear on some subject, you could easily go back to your text to refresh your memory. And your text is already highlighted, so this should be a quick and easy process.

o        You have a combination of tools provided in the web site for this course. There are links and materials provided by the author of your textbook. There are practice quizzes. Use all of the resources available to you.

o        You may have favorite patterns of reading, study and exam taking from in-classroom experiences.

§                   Try new things now.

§                   This is an Internet course.

§                   Old ways may continue to serve you, but unless you experiment with new methods you will never know how much better it could be going for you.

o        You make your own decisions. Responsibility is yours.

o        There is no shortcut for putting in the time you need to study. If one existed:

§         It would have been invented or discovered a long time ago.

§         I would have used it myself.

§         I would share it with you right now.

§         There is none.

My personal philosophy of living includes this belief: "Learning is not just a destination at which to arrive. Rather, what matters most is how we travel the journey to get there".

A related phrase also came to mind on that subject.  "A perfectionist’s work is never done".  You need to find balance with that, too.

 

For a regular classroom course the study guideline is an ADDITIONAL TWO hours of STUDY for each hour of class. For you, that would calculate to nine (9) hours a week in study. Some people try one distance learning course and decide that they would rather be in a classroom. Others prefer the distance learning approach. Still others like to "mix it up" a bit, depending on their immediate needs and options.

One thing is certain: no matter which study methods you use, you will need to put in the necessary time and effort to be successful. I want you to be successful and will help you in any way that I can.

The syllabus follows below, or - Return to Top

 

 

Yours truly,

 

Dr. Robert F. Fulton

 

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  INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

Internet Section: SYLLABUS – Full Summer Term 2004

Section 275, CRN 17347

Edison College, Campus in Naples, Florida, USA

 

 

 

 

Dr. Robert F. Fulton

Office Collier County Campus A142

Phone 239-732-3729 or Ext. 3729 through 800-749-2322 or campus switchboards

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INITIAL e-mail for this course: drfulton@usa.net   Following your login, all e-mail will be within the class site.

Edison e-mail (other than for this course): rfulton@edison.edu

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Syllabus last updated on July 10, 2004

Assignment Schedule updated separately

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I.  COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE, CATALOG DESCRIPTION, CREDIT HOURS

SYG 1000 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits

Sociology is "a systematic study of human society with primary emphasis on social interaction, culture, socialization, social groups, social institutions, social causation, and social change." (ECC Catalogue)

  II.  PREREQUISITES FOR THE COURSE: NONE

 

III.  GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION-

Topics to be covered include:

    1. Sociological approach: history, theory, methodology and applications
    2. Sociological view of culture
    3. Social structure and organization
    4. Social interaction
    5. Deviance and social control
    6. Social institutions
    7. Population and ecology
    8. Social change

 

IV. COURSE OUTCOMES- At the conclusion of the course the student will be able to understand:

    1. Society and social life
    2. Social groups and social control
    3. Social institutions
    4. Social dynamics and social change

 

V. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STUDENTS: -or- return to Welcome Letter or to Top of Syllabus

We will need to communicate outside of the ECC site until after the academic term is underway. You need to send me a working e-mail address for yourself as soon as possible following your registration for this course. E-mail to me for this course will initially use the address: drfulton@usa.net. Following your login to the class site, all communication will be within the class site.

If you need an e-mail account that you can access from anywhere you can log into the Internet, you may obtain one from me. Please click here for NEW_E-MAIL_ACCOUNT

Your own experience helps to create the world that belongs to you. Your world and your society are different today than what they were in the past. Your society today is also different from other societies in other places, today.

One element of education is to understand things without having to experience them, yourself. Expanding understanding of what is often a taken-for-granted, day-to-day world, will be one of the objectives of this course.

One challenge for students will be to replace "ethnocentrism", and some of the stereotypes that may be comfortable, with objective thinking that goes beyond what you already know. And you will need to discover and practice "verstehen", or understanding from the other's point of view.

Being objective with verstehen can be very challenging to one's own belief systems. Within the above context, this introductory course is designed to familiarize the student with basic sociological concepts in a manner that is relevant to examining and understanding human behavior and society at micro and macro levels of analysis.

Your active role in pursuing this knowledge and understanding on the Internet will require:

1.      You need a reliable Internet Service Provider (ISP) for Internet access.

2.      Have your own e-mail account.

3.      You need to be able to use a computer to navigate the Internet (You need to have skills in sending e-mail with attachments, book-marking pages, being able to copy and paste text in documents, and move about between browser windows).

4.      You need a reliable browser to access the ECC WebCT and WebTutor sites. Having several browsers available to switch between is recommended. Given the experience of students in the past, this is especially important if you use AOL as your Internet Service Provider. Links to download and install a variety of browsers are available from Dr. Fulton's public web sites or by clicking on: DOWNLOAD BROWSERS.

5.      JavaScript must be enabled and operating in your browser for access to on-line testing and the Chat Rooms. Also, some pop-up blockers and other software programs may interfere with your success on the WebCT site.  There is a link at the top of the WebCT window to check your browser for compatibility.

6.      Your work, including on-line exams, will be done electronically from locations that are convenient for you. That includes your home.

7.      Become familiar with using the WebCT program hosted by the Edison Community College web site.

8.      In addition to your textbook, purchase your WebTutor Access Code PIN (Personal Identification Number) for access to the ECC WebCT site containing course material provided by the publisher of your textbook. Both textbook and Access Code PIN may be purchased through the ECC bookstore if that is convenient for you. The Access Code may also be purchased on-line with a credit card during your first login.  The Access Code PIN expires automatically at the end of the term. Consider the WebTutor to be equivalent to the cost of the purchase of a study guide. The cost is less than $20.

9.      Study the materials as they are presented in your assignment section at the end of this syllabus.

10.  You will be assigned to a "Sociology Team (group)" shortly after the term begins. There will be Team assignments. It is expected that you will be available and successfully coordinate schedules for Chat Room discussion sometime during each week that assignments are scheduled.

11.  You need to conform to standard rules of conduct for professional behavior and Internet etiquette.

12.  Take exams and complete other assignments within the time frames of the Assignment Schedule in this Syllabus.

13.  Arrange your own schedule and transportation to take your proctored Final Exam at a time consistent with the Syllabus Assignment Schedule and the operating hours of the ECC-approved testing site of your choice. You may go to the ECC PUBLISHED site schedule by clicking: Testing Site information. If you reside in a state other than Florida, or if you are an ECC student who has a second residence outside of the State of Florida, please communicate with Dr. Fulton for special arrangements.

14.  Write and electronically submit a book analysis. A brief description of that assignment follows:

The book analysis from a sociological perspective is NOT a "book report". It will be an analysis of a book with a story-line involving people interacting with other people, and will explain the motivations of the people, and reasons for events, by using sociological perspectives. For example, the story of Romeo and Juliet is ripe with family interactions, peer groups, deviance, religion and politics to explain the events and the outcome. Fiction or non-fiction literary works are acceptable for this analysis. If you have any doubts, please clear your book with the instructor. The Book Analysis from a sociological perspective must be between three and five double-spaced pages. Margins should be reasonable and font size should be no smaller than 10, nor larger than 12. Additional information will be made available on the WebCT site. 

Also, there are Minimum hardware and software requirements by the Thomson Learning Testing Tools program to run your Internet interface. Computers sold today generally far exceed these minimum requirements.

* Windows 95, 98, or Windows NT 4.0 client (Win 2000, Me, XP, etc have their own minimums to run):

o        486 processor, 10 Mb disk space, 8 Mb RAM, 256 colors, CD drive

* Windows 3.1 client:

o        386 processor, 10 Mb disk space, 8 Mb RAM, 256 colors, CD drive

* Macintosh client:

o        68030 or PowerMac processor, 10 Mb disk space, 8 Mb RAM, 256 colors, CD drive, Mac OS 7.5

* Browser client:

o        Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or Netscape Communicator 4.5 or newer, or others available from Dr. Fulton

* Other related needs:

o        JavaScript MUST BE enabled within your browser for exams and for Chat Rooms. Pop-up blockers and other interfering software programs may need to be temporarily disabled for pages to load.  This is especially true for exams and for chat rooms.  If you are running a recent version of Norton Anti-Virus, you may need to add:  pegasus.edison.edu to your access list.

 

 

o        You will need a separate purchase of a WebTutor Access Code PIN number to compliment your textbook.  Both textbook and Access Code PIN may be purchased through the ECC bookstore if that is convenient for you. The Access Code may also be purchased on-line with a credit card during your first login.  The Access Code PIN expires automatically at the end of the term. Consider the WebTutor to be equivalent to the cost of the purchase of a study guide.

 

VI. ATTENDANCE POLICY and Late work: In the absence of roll-call, it will be the course policy to assume that failure to take exams or to complete assignments when scheduled indicates a lack of active involvement in the assigned requirements for this course. In fairness to the students who complete their work when due any assignments, which are submitted up to one week beyond the due date, shall lose 20% of what would have been their grade. Missed exams and work later than one week are another issue and will be dealt with separately as described in the Assignment Schedule portion of this syllabus. You will find that portion of the syllabus at the end of this document.

To skip ahead to the section on missed exams and late work, click on: . . . . . LATE!!! Students should be familiar with ECC withdrawal policy as shown in the College Catalog.

You must assume the responsibility for the initiation of "withdraw", etc. paperwork. You should not rely upon others to do your personal work if your circumstances no longer allow you to complete the assignments as scheduled and you need to withdraw from the course. Any course for which a student is registered following August 272004 will count as an "attempt" for the calculation of subsequent tuition costs. Upon a third attempt a grade will be given. Any course for which you are registered following October 27th will receive a letter grade; withdrawal will no longer be an option past that date.

 

VII. GRADING PROCEDURE: - or - Return to Top of Syllabus

GRADING

 

POSSIBLE POINTS

 

FINAL GRADE  

 

TOTAL POINTS

 

First Exam

. 100

A = 90% +

= 900 - 1000

Second Exam

. 100

B = 80 - 89%

= 800 - 899

Third Exam

. 100

C = 70 - 79%

= 700 - 799

Fourth Exam

. 100

D = 60 - 69%

= 600 - 699 

Sociology Team Assignment #1

. . 50

F = < 60%

= 599 or less

Sociology Team Assignment #2

. . 50

 

 

Book Analysis

. 100

 

 

Final Exam

_400

 

 

Total Possible

1000 points

 

 

 

VIII. TEXTBOOK REQUIREMENTS + PIN Number Also Required:

Kendall, Diana (2005). Sociology in our Times (5ed). Wadsworth.

ISBN:  0-534-62685-8 (new textbook alone)

WebTutor. Access Code from Thomson Learning.   This may be purchased at the Edison Book Store at the cash register, or purchased on-line with a credit card as part of your first login process.

The separate Thomson Learning WebTutor PIN number is required for access to the site and materials from the author of your textbook. Consider this equivalent to the cost of a workbook or study guide for the course.

For your convenience these materials are available at the bookstores the Edison Community College Campuses. Some materials may also be ordered online through the same book store company by clicking HERE. The bookstore located physically closest to my office is on the Collier County Campus (shown as the "Campus at Lely"). The WebTutor PIN is also available to purchase on-line directly from the publisher when you log into the class site for the first time.

 

OPTIONAL MATERIALS OR SOURCES:

Please remember always:

·         You are involved in a serious academic pursuit of knowledge and information.

·         Would you shop for a diamond ring at a flea market or yard sale?  You might find a good one. But you have to ALREADY be an EXPERT to know what you are getting. The other strategy is to put your trust into the reputation of the source of your purchase. Apply this same logic to academic information and the Internet.

·         The Internet provides the opportunity to access incredibly large amounts of information.

·         Simply being listed somewhere does not suggest that a piece of information, an article or a publication is either valid or reliable for your purpose. And trial-and-error is a poor and a dangerous teacher.

·         Most periodicals (and other information found on the Internet) are unsuitable for academic validity and scholarly rigor.

·         I recall one statement saying that less than 1/100th of one percent ( < .0001 ) of the information on the Internet is appropriate for academic and scholarly purpose.

·         The student is ultimately responsible for identifying and using the peer-reviewed journals required for academic integrity. Students may also have their own access to other college or university library privileges.

Good Internet Resources:

Electronic Journal of Sociology: http://www.sociology.org/

The publisher of your textbook and its WebTutor element on ECC's WebCT: http://www.wadsworth.com/

Excellent University Resources: http://www.wcsu.ctstateu.edu/socialsci/socres.html

Excellent academic search engine: http://infomine.ucr.edu/

Access to FL college library subscription resources: http://www3.ccla.lib.fl.us/electronicinfo. .This site requires the Borrower Identification Number found on your Florida College Library Card. You can obtain a student library card from our library. Consider the full text articles found at "Wilson Select", under "Social Science".

ECC Learning Resources (library) Home Page: http://edison.edu/resources/learning_resources.htm

Resources will be available in your textbook at the ends of chapters.

Additional resources will be available on the WebCT site for this course.

 

X. CLAST COMPETENCIES INVOLVED IN THE COURSE: This class requires your use of a variety of CLAST skills, including but not limited to: reading, logical reasoning, and understanding of statistics and research. These are not tested separately but are essential skills for your practice and application to successfully complete this course and its exams. Please refer to the ECC Catalog for a listing of CLAST competencies. 

 

XI. CLASS SCHEDULE:

PLEASE GO TO THE END OF THIS SYLLABUS FOR YOUR ASSIGNMENTS

 

XII. ADDITIONAL: Your grievance process is described in the College Catalog. You should (1) communicate with the instructor. If that produces unsatisfactory results, (2) talk with the Director of Student Services on the Collier County Campus, phone (239) 732-3710. If that produces unsatisfactory results, (3) talk with the Campus President (239) 732-3720. The ECC catalog overrides the course syllabus should they differ. The syllabus is also subject to change by Dr. Fulton, and the student will be advised of any changes should they occur as soon as is practicable.

 

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ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION & SCHEDULE

Or - skip directly to: assignment schedule table

 

IMPORTANT SUGGESTIONS FOR THE STUDENT:

Get a calendar that shows an entire month at a time, with blocks for each day. In the blocks for days each week, write in what will be your study time, and the times and dates that you will be involved with your scheduled activities.

 

 This schedule requires a high level of self-discipline. Keep yourself on schedule and be consistent from week to week

 

Take ownership of your time. It belongs to you.

 

Your reading should be 20-minute blocks spread out over the days for each week's assignments.

 

Fit your other obligations around your academic schedule.

 

It is strongly recommended that you keep a simple personal log to record your dates and time reading the text and involvement with the other activities. That will provide feedback to you as a history of your "class time".

 

To document your academic activity (optional), you might also consider sending a copy of that log to Dr. Fulton after the course is finished.

 

The first four exams may be taken at a site of your convenience, including your home. No proctor is necessary. The dates for those exams are shown in the following assignment table.

 

The first four exams will be 25-question on-line multiple-choice exams. Exams are timed automatically by the program. Exams are available only during the dates shown in your Assignment Schedule. Recording your answers for exam questions will be possible only during the time allowed once you have opened the exam. You will have to select a location and make arrangements in your schedule to go to an approved testing site for your final exam. The final exam is the only assignment that requires a proctor.

 

You are strongly encouraged to take multiple-choice practice quizzes prior to taking all of your exams. You are also strongly encouraged to use the same test-taking method that you will use on the proctored Final Exam. For example, looking up answers while taking the practice quizzes will give you experience that will not serve you well later.

 

Take the practice quizzes that same way you will take the real exams. You can retake practice quizzes as many times as you wish. Real exams are only once.

 

The final exam will be a 50 - question multiple choice exam, and will be proctored by a person at the ECC approved testing location of your choice. In advance of the Final Exam you will physically locate the testing location of your choice and arrange your own personal schedule to take your exam at that location within the site testing hours. A person at that testing location will proctor your exam. YOU will be responsible to coordinate your own personal schedule with that of your testing site. No appointment should be necessary.

 

You will log into the class Internet site in your usual manner using the testing site's equipment. You are encouraged to take a practice quiz before you open the final exam to familiarize yourself with the hookup and equipment. You can take practice quizzes as often as you like. The final exam is only once. The final exam will require a special second password. Your site proctor will have your special second password.

 

JavaScript is necessary for on-line testing and for Chat Room access. You will need JavaScript from wherever you want to take exams or go into Chat Rooms.

 

JavaScript should be working in all of the ECC testing sites. Be certain in advance that the site you have chosen for your final exam has JavaScript enabled and operating in their browsers. That can be determined by taking a practice quiz at that site.

 

The hardware, browser windows, or other elements of the equipment and software may behave differently from what you are accustomed to using. With this in mind, it is suggested that you take a practice quiz at the site of your final exam just before you actually open the exam. Plan to give yourself adequate time at the site.

Additional information will be provided through the academic term. For students using an ECC testing site, their PUBLISHED SCHEDULE and locations and hours are (as a web page to print): ECC Testing Sites.

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Reminder: These pages look consistently best with the browser of: Netscape Navigator (Communicator)

 

Fall Term 2004

Assignment Sunday through Saturday:

Study chapters and complete other assignments

 

Exam questions are from a test bank provided by the author of your text book

 

Exams are timed to allow your first four exams to be non-proctored exams. You are encouraged to become familiar with and practice at least one practice quiz at an ECC proctored testing site of your choice before taking your proctored final exam.

 

Read the assignments during the week they are assigned. Perform other assignments before any deadlines shown or the end of that week, whichever comes first.  Exams include those chapters assigned during the week of the exam.

Last Revised: July 10, 2004

 

Aug 22 - 28th

:

After you have logged in, become familiar with the link "Read Me First To Avoid This" from the Home Page of your class web site:

You need to learn to begin your login with the "SOS" lifesaver on the Edison College home page at: http://edison.edu

1. Send e-mail address to Dr. Fulton at: drfulton@usa.net


2.Special SHORTCUT to Log into and become familiar with YOUR class site: "Sociology In Our Times Site A" You will receive updated information via your outside e-mail address. Later, all communication will be within the web site.

 

3. Study Ch 1, 2

 

Oct 17 – 23rd, Exam on Oct 21, 22 & 23rd  only.

 

Ch 15, 16, Exam 4

Aug 20 - Sep 4th

Ch 2, 3

 

Oct 24 – 30th  - (paper draft is not required to be sent)

Ch 17, 18, Deadline for optional submission of paper draft: Oct 28

Sep 5 – 11th, Exam on Sep  9, 10 & 11th  only

Ch 4, Exam 1 and JavaScript for taking exams

 

Oct 31 – Nov 6th, Book Analysis is due.

Ch 19 also: Book Analysis due Nov 5th  by electronic submission within web site.

Sep 12 – 18th

Ch 5, 6, plus advise Dr. Fulton of your Selected Final Exam Location

 

Nov 7 – 13th 

Ch 20, Chat Room (second time).

Sep 19 – 25th, Exam on Sep 23, 24 & 25th  only

Ch 7, 8, Exam 2

 

Sometime between now and the date of the Final Exam visit your testing site location and take a practice quiz on their computer equipment.

 

Nov 14 - 27th – Review old materials.  Also click to confirm the operating hours of your test site for the Final Exam.

Finalize any last minute needs you may have for the Final Exam. You should have taken a practice exam at your testing site before this date.

Sep 26 – Oct 2nd

Ch  9, 10, and Team Chat Room #1 (first time) and JavaScript for Chat Rooms

 

Final Exam on Nov 29 – Dec 4th  at the approved testing location of your choosing. Recheck their days and hours of operation. If you use a password program at home, be certain you know your (1) User ID, and (2) password to enter the site. You will need a photo ID to take the exam.

Proctored Final Exam as you arranged your own personal schedule for testing. Java Script is required to access your Final Exam. Be certain your proctored site has this available. A special password for your access to this exam will be provided to proctors.

Oct 3 – 9th, Exam on Oct 7, 8 & 9th only

 

Ch 11,  12, Exam 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oct 10 – 16th

Ch 13, 14

 

 

 

 

LATE ASSIGNMENTS:

GIVEN THE FLEXIBILITY FOR YOUR TAKING THE FIRST FOUR EXAMS, AND THE LONG ADVANCE NOTICE OF OTHER ASSIGNMENTS, ANY MISSED OR LATE WORK WILL BE A SERIOUS MATTER. CONSIDERATION OF CONSEQUENCES WILL BE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. LATE WORK MIGHT NOT BE ACCEPTED AT ALL.

NO EXAMS MAY BE TAKEN ON A DATE OTHER THAN THOSE SHOWN ON THIS SCHEDULE WITHOUT PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS HAVING BEEN MADE WITH DR. FULTON. ANY MAKE-UP EXAMS, SHOULD THEY BE GIVEN, WILL BE PROCTORED ESSAY EXAMS OR REDUCED CREDIT FOR THE OBJECTIVE VERSION. THESE EXCEPTIONS WILL BE DECIDED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. THE STUDENT IS ALWAYS RESPONSIBLE TO INITIATE CONTACT REGARDING SPECIAL REQUESTS TO ACCEPT LATE WORK.

YOU WILL NEED AN ACCEPTABLE PHOTO ID TO TAKE THE PROCTORED FINAL EXAM AT A LOCATION SELECTED BY YOU EARLY IN THE ACADEMIC TERM. THERE IS A DEADLINE IN YOUR ASSIGNMENT SECTION FOR SELECTING YOUR SITE FOR YOUR FINAL EXAM. THE SITE PROCTOR WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A SPECIAL PASSWORD THAT YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE THE FINAL EXAM.

 

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